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V. J X V *- Vd. 61 — No. 43 (Elintnn (Ehrnnirlf Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, Octobor 21, 1960 Metals Industry Picks 160-Acre Site Near Clinton W \ M ^4 «W» E» w#P? JB SENATOR DIXON H. L. EICHELRERGER ROBERT M. VANCE JIM VON HOIJ.EN MAYOR J. P TERRY These Men Helped to Get Big New Industry tor Area Metal-Working Plant to Go Up Here On Old Clintnn-I.aurens Highwuy 4To Receive Bids Nov. 2 Hospital Gets $50,000 From Duke Endowment A gift oi $50,000 to the Bailey Memorial Hospital by the Board of Truatees of the Duke Endowment was announced yesterday by W Carlisle Neely, chairman of the hos pital Board of Directors News of the action of the Duke board, meeting in New York, was transmitted to the local board by James R Felts, Jr . of Charlotte. N assistant to the director of the Hospital and Orphans Section of the Duke Endowment The appropriation was made. Mr Neely was taformed. to be used as the hooptlal board directs He stat ed that it will probably be used in 4he course of construction In addition Mr. Neely stated, the gift qualifie* me local hospital to receive a like amount from the Federal Department of Health. Education and Welfare, under the Hill-Burtoa art. if matching funds are available Neely intimated that application for additional Hill-Burton funds will be made immediately Bids for construction and equip ment for the hospital will be open ed Nov 2. The hospital, a project of the Clinton Hospital District (which in eludes the lower section of the coun tfh will be built on a 15-acre aite at the southern limits of the city on Highway 56 Construction is expect ed to .get underway shortly after contracts aer awarded First Baptist Church To Observe BuHding Fund On Sunday Sunday. October 30. has be«n set aside as Building Fund Sunday at the First Baptist Church Special effort will be made in both the Sunday School and morn ing worship service to encourage the members to contribute to the Building Fund user and above their regular offering Special envelopes have been pro vided lor this purpose All loose col lection will also be placed in the Raildmg Fund ,Plans were approved by the church some time ago for the con struction of a new auditorium and : thi'. special effort i* being m»d« r in order to raise fun.;s for this pur pose Copeland Reelected Farm Bureau Head At Annual Meeting T J Copeland was redeeted president of the Laurens County Farm Bureau a: the annual meet- Young People Attend District Meet Sunday The Clinton Young People's Un ion rf the ARP Church attended the South Carolina district YPCC rally at the Due West ARP Church Cub ScOUt Leaders The meeting w.in presided over Meet Soturdoy by the retiring presider.t Joanne The Blue Ridge Council h 300to Be Employed an- mg Thursday" evrising"aT"the Uu'- Todd *' Lse * i‘"* k f>art ^ by *’unced that saturda> Oct 29 rens High School The meeting was giving the respond Cub Scout Pow-tt ou training day preceded by a dinner in the school I>ur;ng the installabiei -ervice ( ubmasters .,nd den mothers »( l if.-tm . Martha Toild wa> mvtalled as chair • . ^ , tMh ^rffieer e*«.,ea were l R man .d the O-.treach aid Ctuenship « ane. Laur-n. am! Newberry •f ill rd viretrv wien- Mr t J |Co«mis«KJ»i Others from Clinton districts will miss at the Green Mr . T J a|tondin|; Hl?t Hamey «.«1 High Ssh.-vi for their s.s ^ Nabors Janet Johnson. Thornton »hich begins at 2 00 p m Mrs. Agnes Bailey, reelected sec Slawjrt (>r C B Bett». Mr and tn.-eung is scheduled for < retary-treasurer Mn Hubrrt Erfvs< di , 1nct Directors at larft. M B HanBer-i tht . prnod Mis- jml 81,1 Brackett, field Scm Ml. A dinn.-r '«) p m all he rgi- of th« ex- <es More Forgery Warrants Coming Against Lawson Edward Ferguson To Head Kiwanis R. E. Ferguson. Jr. partner and general manager of the Industrial Supply Company of Clinton, is the new president of the Clinton Kj.- wafi& Club. He was elected recently by fellow club members to succeed James Von Hollen in this capacity. Ferguson will take office for a one-year term next January, at which time Von Hollen will become vice-president of the civic organiza tion. The Kiwanians also have es tablished a new position of second vice-president and named J. Robert Cox to man it. Four directors were named at the club elections held during the last meeting. They are L. H. Lee, Davis BBts, Dave Roberts and Sloan -Md. Ferguson has been a member of the Clinton Kiwanis Club for many years and served on its board of di rectors. Active in church and civic affairs he is a deacon and treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church, trustee «f Thorn well Orphanage and member of the Clinton Cham ber of Commerce and the Industrial Distributors’ Association. The newr Kiwanis president was graduated from Duke University and has studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He is married to the fohner Wray Beatrice Abernethy. and they have two sons. * Tickets On Sale Tickets for the PC-Citadel foot- Lball game are on sale at four drug stores. Johnson’s Men’s Shop and Adair's Men's Shop The game will be played Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Hagood Stadium in Char- leeton More than 40 additional chargee of forgery face Harold E Lawson. 39-year-old Clinton man. charged in an initial warrant with eight counts on connection with an alleged in surance fraud. Sheriff C W Wier said Monday The first warrant was signed by Albert H Nwestetn. field supervisor of the State Insurance Commission, and was sworn out before Magiv trate Lucille Watts in Laurens Lawson was released on 12.000 bond signed by his father. Victor Lawson, and Roy L Sanders on Oct 13 Sheriff Wier said that additional warrants will be forthcoming after conferences with Solicitor William T. Jones The sheriff said that Nines.rm re ported that some $27,000 is involved in the charges that could reach 50 in number. The alleged frauds occurred while Lawson was an agent for the Durham Life Insurance Company, the sheriff said He said that Law- son would issue insurance policies, using a fictitious name, and pay the premiums himseK. At a later date he would file a death claim, froging a Clinton doctor’s name to the deatr certificate, and collect the claim The sheriff said that names of five Clinton doctors, and probably one or two others in nearby com munities. were forged on the death certificates. Tile death claims rang ed in amounts from $300 to $750. Lawson resigned his job with the insurance company some three weeks prior to the forgery charges He subsequently was employed by Whitten Village, where he was ar rested. son. Hugh Workman, and James . . . „ . . D u. con Georgia Nouns, student at Erskim- «* u,, . • 1 College, along with other members M ‘ in Charles R Workman is the coun ^ thf . College Student ty representative on the board of di Vnmi M lnur u»e col- Cornivol Be Given rectors of the State Farm Bureau cjm uv Directors by townah Cross Hill Han re John Adair Dials W. R Woods J\T lir w r «■■■ « ■ 1. TV’ Supper wfl! be served from 6 to Wickham TV Lauren* (ounty Fair, which . „ , _ _ .. .. — > . „ , .. »•clots and there will j>>o he Hal- Tnornweli Laurens H H Wheeler and J. H. 1 »p>ned Moadav for a week s run Power. j wa* greeted by excellent attend Scuffletown W T Blakely and. ante during the first three days « linton ami l^iurens t uiinty were assured uf a substantial new indus try y»*sterday with the announce ment h> s»*i .dor Nurn nee Dixon th.it C B Metals Inc n.i> ^irrhased a site near i linton for thi- const mi ti»n oi a metal-working plant Clinlon, Thorn well. To Meet Newberry, Ninety Six Friday The >ite co approxim atelv is (.n the m.hway an.; the Ram.ue mile Clin pur. from Clin - n I jur*- s .- 'd from In* 1 • NA L Engnus-nng surveys >l tti«- lan«i iur.c he- n comiiieteO gr-Mling is ex ,«\te«) to com nu-nce within i month and it is anticipated that iMiildin^ construction a.11 x-gin a. mm ai j hereafter as possible tiinati-d that approximate •ople will h»- employed at The Clinton Hiah Ret] Devils will It i lv UNI p*s>ple the plant The building. .lesiglted. to Newfierrv Friday nrfhr. ind *tH ’’J'c Jn area ol apprax.matelv rmtn Q 0W( j s Amending .*!irr The County Fair Thornwell plays Ninety-Six .m the tor a I field for their gridiron efi r.Hinter^ this week The Clinton High New hern <ame wj! determine the district winner and Coach Burr T-'danls -wk! his at the Crus-. Hill school sponsor*' hoys are pointing to the engagement Senator Dixan by the Parent Teacher Association after • week's layoff with an .ipen Daniel, chairman At Cross Hill School There will be a Hallowe'en carni val Saturday evening October 29 IdMjdW square feet ami will be a nmiern industrial manufacturing ;>iunt air conditioned, with provi •ton fur fac'ilities necessary for the namifacture ol high qqaiity prev • • ion metal pr-xtuc’s . nd I hades E ol I mmel t on towe en games Everyone is invited to come for an •vening uf fun struct ion Company who were both with two more games actively interested m securing the on its schedule, will be at home for plant for Lauren* i <1111111 expi. Mi|ierauon re he Nmc-ty-Slx contest and nd J HAROLD LAWSON He is marnet; an 1 the father of »wo children The w:.r n* jss • 1 U, stated "On the 5th J.. of December. 1958 id nee that date. Harold E Lawson u.m vioia^. Section 16- 351 of the criminal code of laws of South Carolina in that he did falsely make the signature of Dr. George R Blalock to an instrument known as a statement of attending physi cian and certifying the cause of death of certain persons with intent to defraud the Durham Life Insur ance Co., as follows: “Dec. 8. 1958. Esteil Gilliam, $475 00: Jan 6. 1950. Ralph E Cole man, $750.65; Oct 17. 1969, Lang- ster Smith. $600.50; Nov. 2. 1959, Georgia Ferguson, $500 40; Dec. 11, 1959, Anthony Jones, $300.75; Jan. 7. 1960. Mary C. Watson. $500.52; Jan. 27. 1960, Linda Faye Fergu son, $500.00; Feb. 3. 1960. Margie F Caldwell, $500 06. “TV said Harold E. Lawson hav ing obtained the foregoing amounts upon the strength of said false sig nature.” S B Fleming Sullivan George Wmm Fred Pitts Waterloo Nile* C dark W. Muckenfum Youngs M D Lumas and Martin Peggy M hue, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl White, of Rt. 2. Fountain Inn. was named Farm Bu reau Queen She w as crow nod by Jane Wasson who won the title last year Second place went to Susan Workman, and Ellen Lawson and Patricia Brow n tied for third place Perry Simpson, with a ventnlo quist act. was the only entrant in the senior talent caeke>t. and he was awarded the pme. Winners in the junior talent Con tes; (5 to 15 yearst were P»Uy Adair and Betty Satterwtute, with a dance act SeconcViplace winner was Bruce Simpson with a renting according to fair officials Tuesday, especially, was a big day when thousands of school chil dren thronged the ground* Th reveal a ill continue through Saturday Thursday 1* !<sted as colored Community Chest Funds Now Reach 71% off Goal Seventy one er cent of the .<>al tu iputuu budget * in the Communitv Chest school day, and on Friday a two » h e l*o t ommunity Chest model automobile will be given of Greater < linton ha* been reach ** ay ed. ocorduvg to reports turned in at to youngster* a meeting of workers Tuesday mor nmg. Dnve Chairman T M Young blood has announced He said $14,126 16 has been piedg- will be “Kiddies'' day on Saturday, when all children under 12 will be admitted to the grounds free until 5 00 p m when a pony and bridle will be given away free Tickets ed or paid toward the $20,560 75 ap American Cancer Society 63 000 American Red Crons. $3,548 Blue Kulge Council of Boy Scout*. $2. 9uo. Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls. $4 000 Crippled Children and XdUlts Society of South CJrblma $2,250 Local Rebel Adm mist ratHin. $3,500. TV Salvation Army $375 for the dnwins will be given free propnated for the coming year for United Health and Medical by firms idverti*ing in the pre- eleven pjrticpaUng agencies m um book TV general solicitation campaign Over $4 000 will be given away in began Oct t following the kickoff premiums this year. Fair Pre*ident R bert E Jones >aid Permium* will be given in Farm Alice SulUvan and Sue Simpson tied t ro P Exhibits. Beef Cattle and for third place About 125 persons attended the jn ^ Open -Show Clasfjt-; Womens meeting by the special advance gift* di vision, which report**! pk*d"t“s and gift* of $6 913 50 The first report meeting of sohci- Dairy Cnrtle Departments, Junior tors b*»«M*ted th- amaurr to almost $10,000 Chairman Youngblood said that Community Chest leaders are please<l with results of the cam Division. Canned Fruits and Yege tables. Meats and other? Cooked Foods. Flower Department; Needle Department and Girls' Division. Canned Products, Cooked Foods Clothing and Crafts search Foundation. &08 Cerebral Palsy $100; Carolmas L'nite*! Com munitv Services. $1,687 75 * Lr Col. Holcombe Retires From Air Force I.t Col and Mrs Ralph Hol combe and -on. Hank, have return ed to the state* after a tour of nuty in Germany and Spam Col II Icotnbe is being relired from th* .ippreciatnin for the ceived m <k . elom*-nts leading to t»r<nging the imtuMry here They e»(M-ci.illy com mended the service* of Hugh L Eichelberger exteutive vice-president of the CUn- um < lumber of Commerce. Hubert M Vance, president of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills James Von Hol len. vice-proudest ot M S Bailey A Son. Bankers, Ernest Easterby president of Laurt*ns Glass Works Harry Y McSwren. cashier Bank of f linton. Clinton Mayor J P Terry, the Clmtun CU>' Council. -th«- l .iurens County legislative delega turn. Sloan G ,ble uf the S C. D^vel opment Board, and Otis Livingston of the S C Tax Commission Mr Daniel expressed his persuoal pleasure m having this corpuration locate in South Carolina The plant will create many fin* joos tor our pe*»ple Mr Daniel said, "and will a«ki tremenduusly to the diversifi cation of our industrial growth Officers of C B Metals. Inc . have stated that inasmuch as the con struction of the budding will take some time, no applications for cm Vr Force ami they plan to reside Payment wdl be accept&i until lb* .laign so far He stated tha' he i^ m ^ Ui{usla (; a Presently they are budding is well underway Notice confident that the full amount will be raised, with a little extra push County Farm Bureau Officers Her« are officers of the Laurens County Farm Bu reau elected at the annual dinner meeting in I^aurens Thursday evening. Left to right, they are: T. J. Cope land. re-elected president; Mrs. Agnes Bailey, secre tary-treasurer; and Charles R. Workman, state director. Not in the picture, L. B. Stoddard, vice-president.—Pho to by Dan Yarborough. Roily Bannister Dies At Hospital MountviBe—Roily Bannister. 90. die dsuddenly Thursday afternoon at Hays hospital after a short ill- was a native of Belton, but andT M Youngblood spent several « impossible to do so are request had made his home in Mountville days last week in Raleigh. N. C.. to contact their team Ci H>T ains Scandinavian countries Recently equipment will he installed to insii TV fair is sponsored annually to compleU . ttH . work b\ the Exchange (Tub of Lauren* * He urged all solicitors to com ATTEND CONVENTION l iieU ’ th « ir contacts by next Tues Mr. and Mrs. James Von Hollen d »y * meebng Any wV find with Mrs Holcombe's mother Mrs will be given well in advance to l >nn tlnffin Pitts permit those intercste<l in einpiuy- Uol Holcombe, a native of Union, ment to file applications is i graduate of Presbyterian Col- Meanwhile, the company has lege While in Europe the Hoi- leased a budding at ihe corner ot combes visited many of the coun- East Carolina Avenue and Woodrow tries, including Holland and the Street in which machinery and for tV past 2 years He was a *Vre they attended tV Carolina* or tV campaign chairman son of tV late T C and Janie Sims District Kiwanis convention Followmg are the agencies par Bannister. He was a member of Bethany Church of Belton Surviving are his wife. Mrs Ma rie Bryson Bannister of MountviUe. two sons. Roily Bannister. Jr, of Raleigh. N .C.. and Charles Ban nister of Clinton, two grandchil dren; four brothers. C C. and Dr, W. H Bannister, both of Belton: I Sloan Bannister of Anderson: and Claude Bannister of ^Greenville, four sisters. Mrs L P. Sullivan of Anderson: Mrs Roy L Wei born, and Mrs Stella B Day both of Btdton; and Mxs George W Smith of Asheville. N C. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 30 p m at his home in'Mountville by Rev Lloyd Wayne Wiggins and Rev Harry Fraser Burial was in the Mountville ceme tery. ’ Nephews were pallbearer* Whitten Village Club Plans Meet The Whitten Village Parents Club will meet Nor. 6 at 11:00 a m. at tV village near Clinton, chib presi dent Carl F Horten has announced No visiting will V permitted until after tV club meets. Mr Horter said If parents desire childrai to have lunch with them they must notify Dr Whitten tVy toured Italy and terranean countries. the County 4-H Achievement Winners Robert P llatm-r. president of the Bank of (lin- l i Urn. here pre*ents award* lo l-H Oub membeiS from l.awrens f ount* who will attend a statewidr orhievcmrnt luncheon in Columbia Frida* Th* trip* are financed b* banks of the county. ftank of ( linton M S. Bailey A '*on. Rankers, and Palmetto Rank nf lauren* To ihe right are (Tara Belle Hitt •f Ike UraM Hill tlnb. Bill Ladd of the Uonatv Wide < M> and Brenda Sharpe nf the Owns Hill Uhib. No* thnwm is CTawdia Tin*lev of the Cnotv-Wide (Tub \ll have completed projects in irtany idias*-* of l-H Club work Mi** Hill. in 1 11 work lor eight year*. Iia* loin plrted projert* m garden, safety, electric, and rec reation; l.idd. tour years, entomology, safety, health, b.-et cattle, home ground* he.iutifir.dMMi. and electric; Mi** Sh.irpe, six year>. bei|Utifi*alion of home grwunii* dress mtte. electric. to*»d prepara- twn. garden, home improvement, and poultry; Mis* Tinsley, four years, electric, loud preparation and health —Photo bv Dan Yarborough Mcdi- tute a training program for prospec tive w inkers in ihe plant A 10-mch water line to the site qf the plant w ill V constructed joint ly by the City ot Clinton and Lour en* County Sewerage facilitit's will be provided by the company The plant will be serve*.! by facilities of the Clinton Newberry Natural Ga> Authority and the Southern Bell Telephone Company . , Water needs of the plant have been estimated at seven and one- half million gallons monthly initial ly with, an ultimate increase to 15 million gallons. While no announcement ha* been made, it is expected that the hign way tronting the property will be improved and a hew highway con structed'on one other side Lending assistance in ■ nogoU- atioti for the plant wen* members of the outgoing county legislative del egation consisting of Justin A Br:dg e>. T DoUiLSloan.. Jr.. itKi Wil- li.un C Dobbin.*, and members of ■C new delegation .nciuduig Sena tor Dixon Representatives Marshall 55 Wrcrombie. Hubert W alray- don. and Charles J Hart Several key personnel of the coni pan* will he m Clmton during co- struction of the plant and training ot workers and negotiations for pro viding housing for a number of fam- tlie* are now under** a*